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Professor Bernadette McCabe

Professor Bernadette McCabe
Name Bernadette McCabe
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Director (Centre for Agricultural Engineering)
Section Centre for Agricultural Engineering (Operations)
Office P9-120
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1623
Extension 1623
Email
Qualifications BSc(Hons) Sydney , GCertTT&L USQ , PhD Western Sydney
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/80v27/prof-bernadette-mccabe
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Biography

Professor Bernadette McCabe is Director at the University of Southern Queensland's Centre for Agricultural Engineering located in Toowoomba, Australia. In this role Bernadette manages a diverse group of research in agriculture and food related programs, including automation, robotics and machine vision, bioenergy and bioreseource recycling, irrigation and water management and farming systems innovation. With 30 years’ experience in agricultural bioengineering, her research investigates technologies to enable Australian farming, food-processing industries and water utilities to turn their commercial waste into a valuable commodity. Bernadette represents Australia on the International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy program Task 37: Energy from Biogas (since 2014) and was a Director on the Board of Bioenergy Australia from 2017-2019.

Research Career


  • Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 060599 )
  • Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090499 )
  • Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090799 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 100199 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 300199 )
  • Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 401199 )
  • Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 310799 )
  • Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 400499 )
  • Chemical Engineering ( 400400 )
  • Environmental Engineering ( 401100 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology ( 300100 )
  • Microbiology ( 310700 )

Energy and resource recovery of agro-industrial waste; Regional circular economy, Biogas; Anaerobic digestion processes; Agricultural energy independence; Biomethane potential testing; Wastewater analysis; Landfill diversion; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Biosolids and digestate management; Application of biochar in agriculture and mine rehabilitation


Member of Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts
National Task Leader for the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Bioenergy Program Task 37: Energy from Biogas


Member of American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Member of Australian Water Association
Member of Bioenergy Australia


  • Centre for Agricultural Engineering (CAE)

Teaching


30 Years

Supervision


  • Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 060599 )
  • Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090499 )
  • Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 090799 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 100199 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 300199 )
  • Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 401199 )
  • Microbiology not elsewhere classified ( 310799 )
  • Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified ( 400499 )
  • Chemical Engineering ( 400400 )
  • Environmental Engineering ( 401100 )
  • Agricultural Biotechnology ( 300100 )
  • Microbiology ( 310700 )